Here are the answers to the Frog Dissection crossword puzzle, broken down by clue.
Across
3.
CLOACA (Where urine, waste, and reproductive cells empty out)
7.
SMALLINTESTINE (Often written as two words in crosswords: SMALL INTESTINE. This is where nutrients are absorbed.)
12.
HEART (Pumps blood to keep the animal alive)
13.
LUNGS (Take in oxygen)
14.
PANCREAS (Makes insulin and digestive enzymes)
16.
LIVER (Produces bile and acts like a filter for the blood)
17.
MOUTH (The wide opening leading to the esophagus)
18.
SPLEEN (Recycles old red blood cells and makes white blood cells)
Down
1.
TONGUE (Sticky organ that catches food)
2.
RIGHTATRIUM (Chamber that collects oxygen-depleted blood returning to the heart)
4.
GALLBLADDER (Small green sac that stores bile)
5.
LARGEINTESTINE (Absorbs water from waste materials)
6.
ESOPHAGUS (The tube connecting the mouth to the stomach)
8.
PULMONARYVEINS (Veins that carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs back to the heart)
9.
KIDNEYS (Filter the blood and remove nitrogen waste as urine)
10.
STOMACH (Where mechanical and chemical breakdown of food happens)
11.
MESENTERY (The membrane that holds the pancreas, spleen, and intestines in place)
15.
SKIN (In frogs, the skin holds them together and prevents them from "escaping" or drying out; it also helps with breathing)
*(Note: For #7 and #5, if the crossword boxes are separated, write "SMALL INTESTINE" and "LARGE INTESTINE". If they are connected as one long block, just write the letters continuously.)*
Final Answer:
Across:
3. CLOACA
7. SMALLINTESTINE
12. HEART
13. LUNGS
14. PANCREAS
16. LIVER
17. MOUTH
18. SPLEEN
Down:
1. TONGUE
2. RIGHTATRIUM
4. GALLBLADDER
5. LARGEINTESTINE
6. ESOPHAGUS
8. PULMONARYVEINS
9. KIDNEYS
10. STOMACH
11. MESENTERY
15. SKIN
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